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Blueberry muffins can be a fun start to your day. They can also load you full of sugar and fat which can kill your productivity for the day and cost a few bucks to do so. Try your hand at making these yummy muffins at home to reduce your sugar intake and save a few bucks. You'll Need: 2 Cups Flour 2 Tbsp Sugar 2.5 tsp Baking Powder 0.5 tsp Salt 1 Egg 1 Cup Milk 1/4 Cup Butter Crisco or Butter or Liners Mini Muffin Pan or Muffin Tin Preheat oven to 350 Chop Blueberries Mix your dry ingredients. Beat the egg, add milk and butter. Combine wet and dry ingredients. Add Blueberries Grease or line your muffin tins. Bake mini muffins for 10 minutes and regular muffins for 20 minutes. When you can insert toothpick and it comes out clean they are done! Enjoy these easy to make, yummy muffins as breakfast or a snack! Feel free to be creative, branch out, try raisins, pecans, apples and cinnamon. The sky is the limit.

Who doesn't love muffins? Maybe a few of you, but it seems most people are all about muffins. Buying them at a coffee shop or even at a bakery can get spendy and they have a lot more calories and sugar than you would think. We started making our own to enjoy great flavor, fresh ingredients, and save money by making our own snacks (or breakfast). Makes ~12 regular size muffins or 24 mini muffins or a combination of both! INGREDIENTS: 2 Cup All Purpose Flour 2 Tbsp Granulated Sugar 2 tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp Salt 1 Large Egg 0.25 Cup Butter 1 Cup Milk 1 Cup Cranberries (Optional: add 1/2 Cup Sugar to sweeten Cranberries) Preheat your oven to 400° F. Begin by chopping up cranberries. Or use a food processor to speed things up. You can use dried cranberries too, but this increases cost and adds a lot of sugar to your recipe. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add in eggs, milk, and butter. Mix Finally, mix in your cran...